Elihu Newton - White's Chapel Cemetery - Southlake, TX - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

A Democrat with roots to an anti-monopolist "Dark Lantern" group, he served in the Texas House of Representatives during the 20th Legislature (1/11/1887 - 1/8/1889) and then with T.B. Maddox of Fort Worth, in the 23rd (1/10/1893 - 1/8/1895).

He is buried with his wife, Mary E., with a granite headstone over their graves. It says:

Mother
Mary E.
Sept. 10, 1843
Sept. 12, 1923

Newton

Father
Elihu
Jan. 23, 1845
Apr. 21, 1925

In thee Oh Lord have we put our trust.

Description: Mr. Newton's Findagrave entry has an obituary compiled from the now-defunct Grapevine Sun, and it provides a pretty good biography (reformatted and slightly edited): Rev. Elihu Newton, who died Tuesday afternoon, April 21st, at the home of his son, Fifer, in Fort Worth, was born in Tennessee in 1845, and at the age of twelve came to Texas with his parents, who settled west of Grapevine between Bransford and Smithfield. He had been a Baptist minister for sixty years, was converted at the old Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, and began active work at once. Bro. Newton enlisted in the Confederate army during the Civil War under Gen. Richard Gano of Dallas. After his return, he married Miss Mary White of Bransford. Nine children were born to this union, three of whom survive him, Fifer and Oscar of Fort Worth, and Lewis of Wichita Falls. He also is survived by two brothers, Alfred, a Baptist minister of Arkansas, and Billie of Oklahoma, and eighteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Bro. Newton was one of the most widely known and best loved ministers of Tarrant County, having served as pastor sometimes two and three different calls at the same place at some fourteen or more churches in Tarrant and surrounding counties. His last pastorate with the Grapevine Church was in 1903-1905 and it was through his efforts that the present Baptist Church was built, but before its completion it was necessary for him to leave on account of poor health following an illness from smallpox, and he moved to Ochiltree in August, 1905. When his health was sufficiently recovered he began preaching again, serving as County Missionary of Ochiltree County and organized the Baptist Church at Ochiltree, the first church in the county. He lived in the west about 10 years, moving to Dalhart, Dumas, Tolbert, Vernon, and again to Ochiltree, always doing missionary work if not a pastor. He then returned to Tarrant County and then to Grapevine where he resided until the death of his wife in September 1923, and then went to make his home with his son, Oscar, of Fort Worth. His last pastorate was with the Pleasant Run Baptist Church. During Gov. Jim Hogg's administration he served two terms in the Texas Legislature and while in Ochiltree served two terms as County Judge. Funeral services were conducted at the Grapevine Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon, April 23rd, with interment at the White's Chapel Cemetery. -- There is a photo of him, performing a baptism, on page 87 of "Carrollton," from the Images of America series, by Toyia Pointer. Note: Neither Bransford nor Smithfield exist today, although there is far more surviving structure for Smithfield than for Bransford. When nearby Colleyville developed, these two communities went into decline and were absorbed by Colleyville and others. Date of birth: 01/23/1845 Date of death: 04/21/1925 Area of notoriety: Religion Marker Type: Headstone Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight hours Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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